Unable to stop speaking Tanya articulates impression that drifter had landed in some type of netherworld, a strange realm with wild, dangerous temptations. Coach sighs heavily. "You can't become a
victim of your dreams." he says sharply to star fighter. "I know." Tanya replies. "But it really felt like this drifter or daemon.. whatever you may call him.. was coming back for me. What do you
make of that?" Grudgingly coach decides that he must answer. "Mythology holds that Donovan preys upon strong people in vulnerable positions bcause he needs a guide out of purgatory. Believers will
say that he has picked you for this reason. However.. that is superstition. Let me reacquaint you with reality. In this past year you have achieved and maintained the finest physical condition of
your life, never so much as gaining a single pound in the offseason. But mentally you are weak. Demons of your own creation have haunted your mind since Mia Li choked you out. It is crucial that you
shut off self-doubt, focus on victory." One week later Tanya prepares to face Akira Lane in the hallowed STJ ring. This all-important match will determine whether Tanya advances to a higher ranking
in the organization or plummets into permanent obscurity..

Unable to stop speaking Tanya articulates impression that drifter had landed in some type of netherworld, a strange realm with wild, dangerous temptations. Coach sighs heavily. "You can't become a
victim of your dreams." he says sharply to star fighter. "I know." Tanya replies. "But it really felt like this drifter or daemon.. whatever you may call him.. was coming back for me. What do you
make of that?" Grudgingly coach decides that he must answer. "Mythology holds that Donovan preys upon strong people in vulnerable positions bcause he needs a guide out of purgatory. Believers will
say that he has picked you for this reason. However.. that is superstition. Let me reacquaint you with reality. In this past year you have achieved and maintained the finest physical condition of
your life, never so much as gaining a single pound in the offseason. But mentally you are weak. Demons of your own creation have haunted your mind since Mia Li choked you out. It is crucial that you
shut off self-doubt, focus on victory." One week later Tanya prepares to face Akira Lane in the hallowed STJ ring. This all-important match will determine whether Tanya advances to a higher ranking
in the organization or plummets into permanent obscurity..

With blue eyes rolled back in sockets, rope affixed around neck drifter beckons Tanya into oblivion. Feeling strangely intoxxicated Tanya almost succumbs to tight chokehold before breaking free,
tossing opponent onto canvas, continuing match. Much later Tanya tells coach: "I saw some type of white-eyed daemon when Mia had me in that sleeper hold. The daemon reached out like he was trying to
entice me into the netherworld." Coach stiffens. "Obviously I was hallucinating.. " Tanya says slowly. ".. but this man seemed so.. real. Has anyone else ever mentioned a similar experience?" Coach
silently formulates response to disturbing question. Finally he says: "The daemon, if you want to call him that, is Donovan. His name means 'strong fighter'. I don't want to explore the mythology
with you but legend holds that Donovan only appears in minds of the vulnerable. If he returns you must resist his advances with every ounce of your strength. Evidently you fell briefly during the
match - tonight we will review tape to figure out how to prevent that from ever happening again.."

With blue eyes rolled back in sockets, rope affixed around neck drifter beckons Tanya into oblivion. Feeling strangely intoxxicated Tanya almost succumbs to tight chokehold before breaking free,
tossing opponent onto canvas, continuing match. Much later Tanya tells coach: "I saw some type of white-eyed daemon when Mia had me in that sleeper hold. The daemon reached out like he was trying to
entice me into the netherworld." Coach stiffens. "Obviously I was hallucinating.. " Tanya says slowly. ".. but this man seemed so.. real. Has anyone else ever mentioned a similar experience?" Coach
silently formulates response to disturbing question. Finally he says: "The daemon, if you want to call him that, is Donovan. His name means 'strong fighter'. I don't want to explore the mythology
with you but legend holds that Donovan only appears in minds of the vulnerable. If he returns you must resist his advances with every ounce of your strength. Evidently you fell briefly during the
match - tonight we will review tape to figure out how to prevent that from ever happening again.."